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    Image of BxgrlJeri BxgrlJeri
    07/11/09

    In reply to Bruno's First Big Lawsuit Dropping Assault And Battery Claims
    If you can't cry and run without seriously injuring yourself, I have to question the authenticity of your girl parts.
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    Image of seanlaughlin seanlaughlin
    07/11/09

    In reply to Bruno's First Big Lawsuit Dropping Assault And Battery Claims
    Isn't there an old Hollywood saying, that no publicity is bad publicity?





    There is also one that says "cover your own ass".



    I'm sure Mr. Baron Cohen knows both of these saying very well...
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    Image of bangers bangers
    07/11/09

    @seanlaughlin: though Bruno never covers his ass in press photos
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    bangers was starred bangers was unstarred
    Image of thatgirlinnewyork thatgirlinnewyork
    07/11/09

    In reply to Bruno's First Big Lawsuit Dropping Assault And Battery Claims
    please. these people dream of the day they're on camera, else they would refuse participating in such things. if context is anything, usually these "victims" are fairly ignorant, loathsome people long before particpating in the film. these litigants are simply reading the box office numbers and looking to get a piece of it. sadly, EVERYone who puts work (including those who build park benches) needs "legal shields" these days. our crazy, suit-happy culture requires it.
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    07/11/09

    In reply to Bruno's First Big Lawsuit Dropping Assault And Battery Claims
    Perhaps, in so far as such notions as fate and karma and hamartia are concerned, Mr. Baron Cohen’s victims deserve a measure of pain and embarrassment for not being savvy enough to recognize the well worn costumes of this clown—or for not being acute enough to recognize that they are being taken for a ride. Not fair, I know, but ignorance is sometimes not bliss.
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    Edited by iplaudius at 07/11/09 3:15 PM iplaudius was starred iplaudius was unstarred
    Image of katekate is squared katekate is squared
    07/11/09

    @iplaudius: My question is, don't they all have to sign releases so that they can be included in the movie? How does it work that people don't figure shit out immediately after the fact? I assume someone can't misrepresent what they are asking someone to sign a release for.
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    Image of Dürer's Rhino Dürer's Rhino
    07/12/09

    @katekate is squared: I haven't seen Bruno, but the Borat premise was that they were filming a documentary about American culture to take back to Kazakhistan (?sp?). The people filmed did sign waivers. It must have been an exceedingly well written and, I daresay, fairly forthcoming document that the signers just didn't read very well. I make that assumption because of all the ruckus, threats, and actual suits filed after Borat, nothing stuck.

    With all that said, I have no idea how Bruno was approached but it was probably a similar scenario.
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    Edited by Dürer's Rhino at 07/12/09 5:38 PM Dürer's Rhino was starred Dürer's Rhino was unstarred
    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    07/11/09

    In reply to Bruno's First Big Lawsuit Dropping Assault And Battery Claims
    Has anybody seen the scene in question, by the way? What's it like?
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    Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred
    Image of Charax Charax
    07/11/09

    @Foster Kamer: I heard it was cut, I hope not though.
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    Charax was starred Charax was unstarred
    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    07/11/09

    @Foster Kamer: I don't remember that scene. I assume it was cut.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    07/11/09

    @Lincolnsbeard33: I wasn't sure. Thank you!
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    Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred
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